Jörn Leogrande, born in 1963, studied German language and literature at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich. In 2005, Leogrande took up a position in marketing at Wirecard AG and soon became Head of Marketing before being promoted to head of Wirecard's global innovation department in 2017. In the course of his career, he reports directly to CEO Markus Braun and works closely with COO Jan Marsalek for many years. He worked at Wirecard AG until August 2020.